Hand bouquet for Samantha

Its my company's industrial attachment student's 21st birthday party today. My colleagues and I were invited to her party. We shared the cost and bought a few presents for her, including this hand bouquet which my colleagues had asked me to arrange for her. This is the hand bouquet which I had specially done for our birthday girl, Samantha!

Flowers and foliage used are rose, nosa, alstroemeria, erica, salah and onion leaves.

Box design for opening ceremony

In my previous lesson, I did a opening ceremony design using a steel stand. This time, I had learnt how to arrange the opening ceremony design using a box stand.

A long cardboard box and a rectangular basket is needed and they have to wrapped with colour paper. Opening ceremony designs should look very big and grand. The overall feel of the design is different when the same floral arrangement is put on different colour boxes.

My instructress told me to do a design by my own while she demo to another student. I tried and plus a little corrections by my instructess, the bottom 2 picture were completed by me.

Demo (Brown box)

(Demo) Green box

By me

By me (Red box)

Arrangement without songhum

The flowers and foliage used are geberas, rose, eustoma, cornus berry, rainforest, songhum

Steel stand for opening ceremony

This is my 1st time to work on an opening ceremony arrangement. Steel stand arrangement is one of a kind.

By another student

Demo

By me

Floral fruit arrangement

It has been a long time since I had taken lesson. There are many distractions for the past few month. Finally I had taken 2 proper lessons today.

This is a floral fruit arrangement. It uses fruit and flowers to make up the arrangement.

Demo

By me!
Top view
lower level view

Flower arrangement for mother's day

Carnation are symbols of motherly love and is usually presented to mothers during mother's day.

Besides carnation, other flowers (like mom's favourite flowers) can also be added to make up a lovely arrangement gift for mothers during this occasion.

The flowers and foliage used are carmation, cymbidium, heloconia, bubble, sweet william, cordyline leaves and ruscus leaves.

Demo

By me

Garland

Very often, we would usually see guest of honour and VIPs who were presented with these garlands.

A garland is make up of flowers (normally orchids) threaded together and is usually hand over the neck like a necklace.

I learnt to make it this lesson as below in the picture. The flowers and foliage used are orchid and song of india.

Baby gift design

This design incorporate floral arrangement into baby gifts. My instructress taught me to make a cute doggie face with carnations.

The flowers and foliage used are carnation, stattice, anturium leaf and sin par leaves (conifer).

Christmas Arrangement

Although Christmas had just past, I had not learnt to do an arrangement for this special holiday festival.

I like the christmas arrangement very much. Its very beautiful and heartwarming especially when its candles is lighted up. It can be placed at homes as a decoration, in receptions and in parties.

Roses, ornarments, tea leaves, baby's breath and cornus seeds were used for this arrangements.

Dome by me

Demo

Demo

Valentine's Day Arrangement

Valentine's Day is coming soon and its a good time to learn an arrangement for Valentine's Day. Apart from this arrangement, there are other forms of floral gifts that can be given for this occasion.

The flowers and foliage used are onion leaves, ivy leaves, rose, eustoma leaf and hypericum.

demo

by me

Floral Soft Toy Arrangement

I like soft toys, especially teddy bears! I feel very comforting when I see them. They can be incorporated into floral arrangements and make wonderful gifts!

My instructress asked me to design my own using any flowers in the school. I had done 2 designs and the last picture was done by another student.

1st design

Close up

2nd design

By another student

Nosegay (Mini Hand bouquet)

This is a mini bouquet carried by victorian ladies during mid 19th century. It once again popularity these years.

The flowers and foliage used are rose, baby breath, ruscus, Japanese bamboo, cordyline, onion leaves, hypericun, wild flower.

Flower with liqour arrangement

This a flower arrangement together with a bottle of liqour. It make great gifts for many occasions.

The flowers and foliage used are lily, anethum, rose, meyer, silver coin (eucalyptus) leaf, ruscus and iron leaf.

Demo

By me

Bear bouquet for my bro

This bear bouquet was requested by my brother and I had him to make one.

This is my completed work.

Basket arrangement

There was a customer who ordered a basket arrangement and my instructress asked to to do the arrangement.

With help from her, we managed to complete this piece of work.

Tradtional Hamper

I learnt how to wrap a tradtional hamper today. As it is very tall, every items have to be secured well with tape. After it is being secured, the items are wrapped with a clear plastic sheet and secure with tape again. The jacket is added for to finish the whole hamper.

Foam flower bouquet

These colourful foam flowers were made by my bro's friend Yuankai. He intended to give them to someone he likes. However, he did not know how to tie them into to bouquet and hence seeked for my help.

I agreed to help, bought some plastic foliage, wrapper and ribbon to add on. This is how it looks as below!

Wish him good luck!

Hand Bouquet (a grander design)

This hand bouquet as compared to other bouquet that I had done is grander.

The flowers and foliaged used are: geberas, eustoma,coin leaf and eucalyptus leaf.

Demo set

By me

By me (place another way)

Floral Fruit basket design

Fruit baskets can be given as great gifts like visiting friend and relatives.

The flowers are of freestyle arrangement with fruits together at one side.

The flowers and materials used are Geberas, wax, bubble, cymbidium, cypress stick and pine.

Demo set

My fruit basket

Bear Bouquet

This an extra lesson which is not in basic course curriculum. I think they are great gifts for occasions like Valentine's Day and birthdays. The material used are little bears, ribbons, satay sticks, florist tape, wire, scotch tape and gift wrappers. Below are end product I had done.

Lesson 5 Western hamper design

This is a western hamper design. It is usually wrapped in a basket with food and liqour. This is given as gifts.

Westen hamper (by me)

Western design (by another student )

Western hamper (Demo)